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# Litigation Management: Controlling lawsuits without risky spreadsheets
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/litigation-management-controlling-lawsuits-without-risky-spreadsheets/
- Published: 2026-01-06T20:20:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-06T20:20:34.000Z
- Author: Aline Valério

To manage litigation (lawsuits), modern companies use visual platforms like **Jestor, Lawmatics, and Clio** — they allow controlling critical deadlines, provisioning financial risks, and monitoring case progress on a Kanban board, abandoning insecure spreadsheets.

### **The danger of missing a deadline**

In Law, missing a deadline is fatal. An Excel spreadsheet doesn't send a push notification to the lawyer's phone saying "Defense deadline expires tomorrow." Furthermore, the CFO needs to know: "How much money do we need to reserve for potential legal losses this year?" Without a system, this answer is a guess.

### **Structuring Litigation in Jestor**

1. **Case Kanban:** Visualize cases by phase (Initial > Hearing > Judgment > Appeal).
2. **Deadline Management:** Connect Jestor to Google Calendar. Create automatic alerts (SLA) for 3 days before the deadline.
3. **Financial Provisioning:** Classify each lawsuit as "Probable," "Possible," or "Remote" risk. Jestor sums the values and generates the report for Finance automatically.

### **Difference from old legal software**

"Legacy" systems are focused on registration. Jestor is focused on **flow**. You can automate actions: "When Judgment is issued, create a task for Finance to pay the settlement or appeal deposit."

### **Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)**

**How to attach legal documents?** In[Jestor](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com), each lawsuit "Card" is a digital folder. You drag PDF petitions into it, keeping everything organized.

**Can I give access to outside counsel?** Yes. You can create restricted access where the external law firm updates case progress without seeing your company's confidential data.

**Does Jestor monitor court dockets?** Jestor integrates with court data APIs to receive updates automatically via Webhooks.

### **Conclusion**

With **Jestor**, you control the company's legal risk with precise data and never miss a deadline again.

Organize your litigation: https://jestor.com/